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Computationally Efficient Optimization Of A Five-Phase Flux-Switching Pm Machine Under Different Operating Conditions, Hao Chen, Xiangdong Liu, Nabeel Demerdash, Ayman M. El-Refaie, Zhen Chen, Jiangbiao He May 2019

Computationally Efficient Optimization Of A Five-Phase Flux-Switching Pm Machine Under Different Operating Conditions, Hao Chen, Xiangdong Liu, Nabeel Demerdash, Ayman M. El-Refaie, Zhen Chen, Jiangbiao He

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

This paper investigates the comparative design optimizations of a five-phase outer-rotor flux-switching permanent magnet (FSPM) machine for in-wheel traction applications. To improve the comprehensive performance of the motor, two kinds of large-scale design optimizations under different operating conditions are performed and compared, including the traditional optimization performed at the rated operating point and the optimization targeting the whole driving cycles. Three driving cycles are taken into account, namely, the urban dynamometer driving schedule (UDDS), the highway fuel economy driving schedule (HWFET), and the combined UDDS/HWFET, representing the city, highway, and combined city/highway driving, respectively. Meanwhile, the computationally efficient finite-element analysis …


Investigation Of Lstm Based Prediction For Dynamic Energy Management In Chip Multiprocessors, Milad Ghorbani Moghaddam, Wenkai Guan, Cristinel Ababei Mar 2018

Investigation Of Lstm Based Prediction For Dynamic Energy Management In Chip Multiprocessors, Milad Ghorbani Moghaddam, Wenkai Guan, Cristinel Ababei

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

In this paper, we investigate the effectiveness of using long short-term memory (LSTM) instead of Kalman filtering to do prediction for the purpose of constructing dynamic energy management (DEM) algorithms in chip multi-processors (CMPs). Either of the two prediction methods is employed to estimate the workload in the next control period for each of the processor cores. These estimates are then used to select voltage-frequency (VF) pairs for each core of the CMP during the next control period as part of a dynamic voltage and frequency scaling (DVFS) technique. The objective of the DVFS technique is to reduce energy consumption …


Load Balancing With Energy Storage Systems Based On Co-Simulation Of Multiple Smart Buildings And Distribution Networks, Shaun Duerr, Cristinel Ababei, Dan M. Ionel Dec 2017

Load Balancing With Energy Storage Systems Based On Co-Simulation Of Multiple Smart Buildings And Distribution Networks, Shaun Duerr, Cristinel Ababei, Dan M. Ionel

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

In this paper, we present a co-simulation framework that combines two main simulation tools, one that provides detailed multiple building energy simulation ability with Energy-Plus being the core engine, and the other one that is a distribution level simulator, Matpower. Such a framework can be used to develop and study district level optimization techniques that exploit the interaction between a smart electric grid and buildings as well as the interaction between buildings themselves to achieve energy and cost savings and better energy management beyond what one can achieve through techniques applied at the building level only. We propose a heuristic …


The Arched Flexure Vsa: A Compact Variable Stiffness Actuator With Large Stiffness Range, Joseph M. Schimmels, Daniel Garces May 2015

The Arched Flexure Vsa: A Compact Variable Stiffness Actuator With Large Stiffness Range, Joseph M. Schimmels, Daniel Garces

Mechanical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

The high stiffness of conventional robots is beneficial in attaining highly accurate positioning in free space. High stiffness, however, limits a robot's ability to perform constrained manipulation. Because of the high stiffness, geometric conflict between the robot and task constraints during constrained manipulation can lead to excessive forces and task failure. Variable stiffness actuators can be used to adjust the stiffness of robot joints to allow high stiffness in unconstrained directions and low stiffness in constrained directions. Two important design criteria for variable stiffness actuation are a large range of stiffness and a compact size. A new design, the Arched …


Optimal Pavement Design And Rehabilitation Planning Using A Mechanistic-Empirical Approach, Yun Bai, Osman Erman Gungor, Jaime Alberto Hernandez-Urrea, Yanfeng Ouyang, Imad L. Al-Qadi Mar 2015

Optimal Pavement Design And Rehabilitation Planning Using A Mechanistic-Empirical Approach, Yun Bai, Osman Erman Gungor, Jaime Alberto Hernandez-Urrea, Yanfeng Ouyang, Imad L. Al-Qadi

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

This paper presents the development of a pavement design and rehabilitation optimization decision-making framework based on Mechanistic-Empirical (ME) roughness transfer models. The AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design (the software of Pavement ME Design) is used to estimate pavement deterioration based on the combined effects of permanent deformation, fatigue, and thermal cracking. The optimization problem is first formulated into a mixed-integer nonlinear programming model to address the predominant trade-off between agency and user costs. To deal with the complexity associated with the pavement roughness transfer functions in the software and to use the roughness values as input to the optimization framework, a …


Identification Of Hemodynamically Optimal Coronary Stent Designs Based On Vessel Caliber, Timothy J. Gundert, Alison L. Marsden, Weiguang Yang, David S. Marks, John F. Ladisa Jul 2012

Identification Of Hemodynamically Optimal Coronary Stent Designs Based On Vessel Caliber, Timothy J. Gundert, Alison L. Marsden, Weiguang Yang, David S. Marks, John F. Ladisa

Biomedical Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Coronary stent design influences local patterns of wall shear stress (WSS) that are associated with neointimal growth, restenosis, and the endothelialization of stent struts. The number of circumferentially repeating crowns NC for a given stent de- sign is often modified depending on the target vessel caliber, but the hemodynamic implications of altering NC have not previously been studied. In this investigation, we analyzed the relationship between vessel diameter and the hemodynamically optimal NC using a derivative-free optimization algorithm coupled with computational fluid dynamics. The algorithm computed the optimal vessel diameter, defined as minimizing the area of stent-induced …